Dear Loss Mama, It Will Get Better

One of the big reasons I started Courageous Mothers was because, in deep grief, I needed someone to tell me it would get better, but I had a hard time finding something like that on the internet. A lot of articles you’ll find that are written by bereaved mamas are pretty hard and sad. Obviously,…

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We’re Looking for an Editor

Hi lovely mama community, Joli, here. I know this website has been totally quiet recently, and I wish that wasn’t the case! I just simply haven’t had time or brain/heart space recently to spend here with Courageous Mothers. I love what this started to become, and I think it could still be something great. I…

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Tiny Magical Love: Tiny Hero

Hi courageous people! I have a post to share with you from Kate, a mama who writes on her blog, Tiny Magical Love. Such a great blog name 🙂 The post she submitted here is called Tiny Hero, and it made me feel the feels. She writes: People who are given challenging lessons develop a…

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Guest Post: Still Learning

I graduated college many years ago but I’m still learning. Learning something that is not taught in school. Something only life can teach. Only life can hand you this type of lesson that no matter how many years you put into it – you are still learning. I’ve been on this life lesson for 7…

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Ariel Levy: Thanksgiving in Mongolia

I just came across Ariel Levy’s story last week, and what a brave mama she us. Her story, published by The New Yorker, is her story about giving birth to her son alone on a bathroom floor in Mongolia. He was 19 weeks gestation, and he lived for a few moments in her arms. Ariel’s…

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Libby Rose: Dear Santa

This mama to her beautiful Beatrice wrote a letter to Santa, and it’s really gorgeous ❤ She asks Santa for 5 things this year, including remembering, letter her rest, and giving her daughter a gift. She writes: My baby died a few years ago; she was perfect but, unfortunately for us, she was stillborn. I…

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Hello, Norah: Let’s Talk About the Holidays

Joanna is Norah’s mom, and she runs a blog called Hello, Norah. She’s faced not only with a holiday season without her Norah, but one that is also going to be her mom’s last. Her insight into the season is just beautiful ❤ Our best case scenario involves these holidays being Mom’s last and Norah…

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Jensen Grey: 5 Tips to Tackle Grieving This Holiday Season

Jensen Grey’s mama, Danielle, wrote this great post about grief during the holidays. Her first tip is to remember to breathe, which I love. Doing some breathing is a really good way to practice mindfulness and get yourself centered again, even when you’re having a hard day. The upcoming holidays can seem like a daunting…

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The Ivy Nest: Not Just Surviving the Holidays, but Thriving Through Them

Thank you to Rebecca for submitting this wonderful post about thriving through the holidays as a loss mom. She gives some really excellent tips that I love, and I think you will too ❤ I particularly love these two point that I’ll past here. I definitely suggest clicking to read the full article! Schedule Fun- I’m…

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One of Those Times NPR Makes You Feel Human

Today, we have a post to share by Kae about a show she heard on NPR. Although it wasn’t about pregnancy loss, she heard something in the show that made her think. She says: I’ve been feeling off lately and scrounging the internet for something- someone I could relate to. I’ve found some relevance in…

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“My baby was stillborn but I still want the world to know him.”

Thanks so much to Ann-Maree for sending in this wonderful post about her beautiful son, Xavier, and telling the world all about him. Here’s a part I love: I’ve realised that our ‘modern society’ is not so modern when it comes to talking about stillbirth and grief. But I don’t think it’s deliberate. People freeze because they…

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When Your Body Makes Milk For A Baby That Doesn’t Need It

One of the hardest things for me when I lost my daughter was figuring out what to do with the milk my body insisted on continuing to produce. I remember waking up that first night home after our daughter passed, emotionally in pain and physically in pain. I woke up with boulders on my chest,…

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